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Juliet Gilkes Romero in conversation with Colin Grant

Playwright Juliet Gilkes Romero takes us from the tweet that inspired her to write The Whip through to the play’s production and performance at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre.

17th December, 2025

Production photo from The Whip (2020). Photo: Steve Tanner

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'The only thing that traumatised me was the idea that because of Covid, [the play] would not be seen.'

Juliet Gilkes Romero

Juliet Gilkes Romero writes for stage and screen.

Colin Grant

Colin Grant is Director of WritersMosaic and the author of six non-fiction books.

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